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Vestas To Open New Factory In India
To expand its supply-chain footprint in India, Vestas has announced plans to establish a new nacelle and hub assembly factory in Chennai in the...
Broadwind Announces $39M In New Orders
Illinois-based Broadwind Energy has announced $39 million of new wind turbine tower and fabrication orders.
The products will be made at the company’s Manitowoc, Wis.,...
Vineyard Wind Taps Sif For Offshore Monopiles
Dutch company Sif Holding n.v. has been selected to build monopiles for Vineyard Wind's project offshore Massachusetts.
Sif will manufacture 84 monopiles for the 800...
Five Things To Consider When Planning For Repowered Wind
It’s no secret that repowering can provide new life to aging wind fleets. With an average lifespan of 20-25 years, wind turbines installed in...
GE Renewable Energy Tallies U.S. Wind Repowerings
GE Renewable Energy has completed over 2,500 repowering upgrades in the U.S. - covering 4 GW of capacity at 36 different wind farms -...
Study Explores How To Resist Axial Cracks In Wind Turbines
White etching cracks (WECs), also known as axial cracks, remain a primary cause of gearbox bearing failures in wind turbines, causing major disruptions to...
Nordic Wind, Mita-Teknik Retrofitting Minnesota Project With New Tech
Nordic Wind Technology has signed an agreement to retrofit 13 Suzlon S64 1.25 MW turbines with its software at an undisclosed Minnesota wind project....
Rope Partner, Power Curve Come Together For Wind Solutions
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Rope Partner, a provider of rope-access solutions for wind farm owners, has announced a new partnership with Denmark-based Power Curve, an...
Gearbox Express Teams With Invenergy Services
Gearbox Express (GBX), an independent re-manufacturer of gearbox assemblies and main shafts for the wind industry, has announced a new partnership with Invenergy Services.
GBX...
Maxwell Rolls Out Enhanced Ultracapacitor Cell
Maxwell Technologies Inc. has debuted a new 3.0 V ultracapacitor product platform, designed to expand the energy-storage capacity of electric pitch-control systems for wind...
ALLETE Refurbishing Condon Wind Farm In Oregon
ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Minnesota-based ALLETE Inc., has announced it is refurbishing its 50 MW Condon Wind facility in Oregon.
The...
Florida Wind OEM Doubling Rail Transport Through TP&L Expansion
Transportation Partners and Logistics LLC (TP&L) has begun a $4.1 million construction project in Pensacola, Fla., that will allow a major, undisclosed wind turbine...
Vestas Ships Wind Parts To New Laydown Yard At Port Of Corpus Christi
Port of Corpus Christi’s new breakbulk cargo laydown yard, the Rincon West Yard, received its first shipment of wind turbine components on July 14.
Vestas...
GE’s LM Wind Power Expanding R&D
LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business, is planning to acquire WMC's test facility in Wieringerwerf, the Netherlands.
The facility will provide rotor hub testing for...
Turbine Advances, Siting Locations Bring Down Cost Of U.S. Wind: EIA
Between 2010 and 2016, the capacity-weighted average cost of U.S. wind installations declined by one-third, from $2,361/kW to $1,587/kW, according to the U.S. Energy...
New Schneider Electric Switchgear Suited For Wind Industry
Schneider Electric, a global company specializing in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched CBGS-0, a medium-voltage switchgear that can be used...
Siemens Gamesa Opens New Renewable Energy Testing, Manufacturing Center
Siemens Gamesa has inaugurated a new renewable energy testing and manufacturing center in Madrid.
The company has expanded and upgraded facilities previously operated in Coslada,...
Vestas, TPI Expand Wind Blade Manufacturing In Mexico
Composite wind blade manufacturer TPI Composites Inc. has expanded its partnership with Vestas in Mexico.
Vestas has exercised an option for two additional blade manufacturing...
TP&L Claims Largest Wind Component Distribution Center In North America
Transportation Partners and Logistics (TP&L) now owns and operates what it claims to be the largest wind power component and distribution center in North...
Vestas Building New Assembly Facility In Argentina
Vestas is building a new hub and nacelle assembly facility in the Buenos Aires province of Argentina.
The new facility, which will generate roughly 300 direct...